Preface

ArcGIS Desktop 10.3 is the leading desktop solution for GIS analysis and mapping. The ArcPy site package, which contains the ArcPy mapping and Data Access modules, enables Python programmers to access all the GIS functionalities provided through ArcGIS Desktop. ArcPy can be integrated with other open source Python libraries to enhance GUI development; create stunning reports, charts, and graphs; access REST web services; perform statistics analysis; and more. This book will teach you how to take your ArcGIS Desktop application development skills to the next level by integrating the functionality provided by ArcPy with open source Python libraries to create advanced ArcGIS Desktop applications.

In addition to working with the ArcPy, ArcPy Mapping, and ArcPy Data Access modules, the book also covers the ArcGIS REST API and a wide variety of open source Python modules, including requests, csv, plotly, tweepy, simplekml, wxPython, and others.